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三角 (sān jiǎo): Triangle / triangular (Noun, Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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2.

Character Breakdown

三角 consists of 2 characters.

horn; corner; jiao (written) [unit of currency = 0.1 yuan]

Word Info

Pinyinsān jiǎo

MeaningTriangle / triangular

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun, Adjective

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 三角.

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三番五次sān fān wǔ cìHSK 7-9
举一反三jǔ yī fǎn sānHSK 7-9
接二连三jiē èr lián sānHSK 7-9
朝三暮四zhāo sān mù sìHSK 7-9
瘪三biē sān

Words with 角

角度jiǎo dùHSK 5
角色jué sèHSK 5
主角zhǔ juéHSK 6
角落jiǎo luòHSK 6
棱角léng jiǎoHSK 7-9
视角shì jiǎoHSK 7-9
角逐jué zhúHSK 7-9
配角

pèi jué

HSK 7-9

3.

How to Use 三角 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 三角 with other words naturally.

Measure Word + Nounwith个

yī一

gè个

sān三

jiǎo角

neutral

a triangle

Verb + Objectwith陷入

xiàn陷

rù入

sān三

jiǎo角

Adjective + Noun

sān三

jiǎo角

dì地

dài带

neutral

triangular area

4.

Example Sentences with 三角

zhè这

shì是

yí一

gè个

sān三

jiǎo角

。

neutral

get into a triangle

sān三

jiǎo角

guān关

xì系

neutral

love triangle

This is a triangle.

zhè这

ge个

sān三

jiǎo角

qū区

yù域

shì是

chéng城

shì市

jiāo交

tōng通

zuì最

yōng拥

dǔ堵

de的

dì地

dài带

。

This triangular area is the most congested traffic zone in the city.

nǐ你

néng能

bāng帮

wǒ我

què确

rèn认

yí一

xià下

zhè这

ge个

sān三

jiǎo角

zhī支

jià架

shì是

fǒu否

wěn稳

gù固

ma吗

？

Can you help me confirm whether this triangular bracket is stable?

tā他

huà画

le了

yí一

gè个

hóng红

sè色

de的

sān三

jiǎo角

。

He drew a red triangle.

tā她

shè设

jì计

de的

sān三

jiǎo角

tú图

àn案

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

huò获

dé得

píng评

wěi委

de的

qīng青

lài睐

。

Her designed triangular pattern did not win the favor of the judges.

zài在

jǐ几

hé何

xué学

zhōng中

，

sān三

jiǎo角

shì是

zuì最

jī基

chǔ础

qiě且

zhòng重

yào要

de的

tú图

xíng形

zhī之

yī一

。

In geometry, the triangle is one of the most fundamental and important shapes.

zài在

shù数

xué学

kè课

shàng上

，

wǒ我

men们

xué学

xí习

le了

sān三

jiǎo角

de的

xìng性

zhì质

。

In math class, we learned about the properties of triangles.

suī虽

rán然

zhè这

ge个

sān三

jiǎo角

guān关

xì系

hěn很

fù复

zá杂

，

dàn但

tā他

men们

zuì最

zhōng终

dá达

chéng成

le了

hé和

jiě解

。

Although this love triangle is complicated, they eventually reached a reconciliation.